let)oaching. the hurricane that will not5a■ away is bringing rough waves and winds to the5■■■ortheast ahead weekend. we'll preview its path along with a full weather report )jt■is over, so what did they talke■ about we're there withç■ the latest between vladimir putin and kim

jong un. countdown to a walkout thousands of auto workers are preparing to strike if a new contract isn't approved by tomorrow we'll examineñr■the impact on t union and auto industry. the real time return the late night host is coming back to the air waves for the first timeq■ since the writers strike began we break down what it means for continue and it's something no badge can prepare you for. see what happened to this girl scout troupe inok texas when a sharp-toothed friend paid them a visit in a lake. "early today" starts right now good morning, and thanks for joiningt(■us i'm jessica layton >> i'mx■ frances rivera. parts of the northeast facing hurricane and tropical storm watches. much of the new england coast faces storm surges and powerful wind gusts this weekend. new york's governor deployed 50 state national guard members to long island ahead of the storm hurricane lee comes on the tail

of a round of storms that caused major flooding and sinkholes in angie lassman joins us with a look at ñ■lee's path in just a ■ minu-■es the a day after the republican-led house announced the openingñi kp kmooer /* kpaer uinquaere, president biden is speaking out for the first time we go to brieñi■i■jackson. what candidate presidentç■f■ñ■ y and how is he connecting it to the bigger picture in washington >> reporter: good morning, jessica. after the president ignored a question fromw■ reports or early wednesday, president biden made his first public comments about the house gop's impeachment kpinquiry. this comes a little overe■ a day after house speaker kevin mccarthy announced that he is directing three house committee■ to probe alleged abuses of

power, corruption by president biden. it comes after months of house-led investigations into alleged business dealings with a focus on his son hunter. while at(■white house spokespern says republicans have turned up no evidence of wrongdoing during their r connecting the new inquiry to the upcoming government funding battle in off-camera remarks he says republicans are moving to impeach him because they want to shut down the government he is referencing the september 30th deadline to fund the government and pre

month. as he closed hise■ remarks virginia, the president reasserted his focus onñp■is job affect the american people's every day life russian president vladimir putin and north korean leader kim jong un wrapped up a summit in russia's east the twoxd■(sq' praised each oth and hinted at cooperation on a spacelp program. but western intelligence says the visit was about ukraineq1 a weaponsxd■for putin. walk us through how the summit >> reporter: good morning, frances. every single detail in this rare encounterfá between vladimir pun and kim jong un is significant, starting with the location at the spaceport in the far east of russia after kim jong unçó■arrived the with his now-famousxd■armored private train, the two leadersñ■ greeted each other like greatq

friends with a long handshake, i smiles, they dined onñi■a lot of food tyu■■■toasted on russian wine, and then finally, they heldxd■an hours-long conversation and talks behind closed doors. to reporters, vooladimir putin said that kim jong un really appreciated, was really interested in russia's rocket technology and hinted that russia may help north korea especially after north korea satellite into space at least twice recently as you mentioned, the west fears and believes that the veil reason behind kim's visit to russiai■ is to provide possiblyn theñi■future, north korea's ammunition and weapons to use in the wari] in ukraine russia and north korea did not confirm nor deny those lpreport but kim jong un to reporters said thatlp north korea fully

supports unconditionally, russia's, what he called russia's sacred fight against imperialism, a reference inqall but name to the war in ukraine in claudio, thank you. the death toll keeps spiraling upwards after the catastrophic storm and flooding in libya officially right now, around 8,000t(■are dead for the mayor of derna, theñi■ hardest-hitñi■area there, as ma as 20,000 people could be dead in his city alone. the libyan navy is still pullinged abouties out of the sea.ç■t■ on e1sunday, mediterranean storm daniel burst twoñ■ dams. new body cam video shows an officer appearing to joke about a5a■ woman killed bay py a patrr and the victim's:■mily is speaking out >> but he isñ■ dead.

>> reporter: anger5■■■simmering■ seattle over what appearsñr■noxe an officer's callous laughter and seemingly disregard for human life he appears to be making light of the death of a woman struck and killed by another5a■j■ officer's squad car. >> i think she went up on the hood, the windshield and when he hit the brakes flew off the ç■ar all right grad student was crossing the street when she wa■ struck bylp a squad kcar reporty going60 in a 20 mile per hour zone responding to a call. >> reporter: the vice president of the poíiae officers guild was on the phone with him, recorded on body cam. )(squt later he appearso joke aboutç■ settling with the family >> yeah,f zrite a check. sheçó■was 26, had limited value.

>>w■ i couldn't believe what i s hearing. anger, rage, so many emotions. >> reporter: seattle police say the video wasñi■discovered by a■ employee who became concerned after hearing the audio and flagged9 it to department brass. in a statement thee■ family says every human life is invaluable and should not beñi■belittled, especially during a tragict■ lo. so the officers■■■and the seatt police guild have yet to respond to our request for comment theçó■accountability office is violated separately, the prosecuting office is reviewing the crash itself back to you. >> thank you a cruise shipñi■called "the ocean explorer" is still stranded this morning with 206u■ passengers and crew on board afterñi■running aground in green land more help is on the way after more attempts to free it qrjo immediate danger to the passengers or surrounding environment, but according to a statement from aurora

expe%■itions, at least three people on board have covid fixes, infections they are in isolation and doing well we told you the impact hurricane lee is expected toh r. how soon could we see the edges of that storm? angie lassman is tracking the storm. >> this is÷■ and thing wee■ will continue to watch lee■ we get close to the weekend. bermuda will see impacts through the day today as this category 2 moves north. here's the alerts, the pink is the hurra■e watch. youfá can see east bortport to hoyle included in those. it's expansive this is a large system even though you sñe■ñ■ a catego 1, welp could see tropical xd■ storm-force winds across parts of new england notice bar harbor, all could see thoseok elevated winds as we get

into saturday and eventually sunday it holooks like the storm will move onshore between maine and atlantic canada. they will be problematic for powerqoutages 69 miles per hour for nantucket. and storm surge. not ruling that out either witr. low 80s fromf■ nashville to memr advice.w3■ little rock hits 83ok degrees. and that's a look at your forecast, ladies, back over to you. >> still to come,4cv the clock ticking to stop an industry-crippling strike. >> arabile joins us to break down what's atf■ stake ife1 ah y

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. you probably have heard how some people aree1 worried about■ how artificial intelligence could playl■ a role in their jo, but how about in your finances? most americans don't want ai■■ tools to deal with their money cnbc's sharon eppersonq■ explai. >> reporter: a new cnbc survey finds while most americans have no interest in using artificial intelligence tools in helping them useç■ their money, 37% areq interested in how chatgpt and other ai tools could help them with their finances.ç■ 11% are very interested. and 4% have alreadyxd■used ai tools to help them manage their money. >> what we learned, though, was, most people who are consultingñ■ these resources aret(■ó■verifyi their, what they hear with financial advisers >> reporter: about half of

investors, 51%, have little or no trust int(■financial advice from ai tools,x■ according to another newlp survey by the cpf board. and only 31% are comfortable implementing advice from an ai tool without verifying it from e sure, can you check your options online or on your phone, but when it comes to starting a business, buying hughes, paying for college or funding retirement some may want to talk it out with axd■financial sor. >> until my computer can hand a tissue through the computer screen to my client, i don't fearly be replaced >> reporter: theñ■e■ survey fou they found more confidence inxdi tools after vetting it with a financial planner. for cnbc, i'm sharonf■l■ eppers. >> i willok be waiting for that tissue thousands are prepared to walk of÷f■■■the job as autofá ms have less than 24 hoursfálp remaining at the bargainingfá t.

they shared frustration that workers are not seeing their fair share profitsr detroit's big threñé for more, let's turn toñi■arabi. if these two sides can't agree on a contract, what impact could that have on the auto industry andfáçó■the economy? >> reporter: yeah, it's going to have a massive, massive impact that's because it's not just one entity that is possibly going on strike, there are effectively three. 146,000 auto makers could go on strike if they don't reach a solution within the nextu■■ 24 hours or so thus far they haven't. ford having offered a 20% increase over four years,lp followed by general5a■ motors w■ a 18%çó■increase and stellantis 17.5%ñi■d■a

they want a 20% increase on t■q■ annm■■3■basis. they completely hefar apart. it makes$■■■up not just detroitu theq]i/■ overall market in the s fall if this doesn't get sorted out. >>x■ waiting for a 11th hour xd. still to come on "early today," theqlatest popl■ prince is taking the world by storm how can you getqolivia rod rae g goe tickets. rs of uninterrupted pain relief. aleve. who do you take it for? how white do you think your teeth really are? let's try the tissue test. ooof, still yellow.

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not invited to my bat mitzvah. we are soxd■ó■excited. >> we love himr■z■the screen and on the stage even more so. meanwhile, comedianfáfá bill mar is getting back to work. despite the ongoing hollywood strikes. re emptye1 writers room he sayslp hel■ sympathizes with writers' efforts, but, quote, it's time to bring people back to work. it comes as drewç■f■ñ■ beararrys met with backlash. studios steps away from us are still dark, including kelly clarkson >> we'll see how that plays out. when we come back, how gas prices damage more than just wallets. >> all the headlines you need to know, next headlines you need to know, next

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explore theçó■state park and len how to fish. but in thisñi■water right behind utf■ th these11-year-olds a weekend they won't forget >> alligator is >> reporter: the emergency at the huntsville state park swimming area causing panic and kay chaos just minutes after the girl scout troupe jumped in. q■14 feet long. >> hlook how big it is >> reporter: swimming right toward the troupe as ift(■they d a table with delicious cookies to sell. the gator gotñr■closer and the cell phone video showst■ aaron white jumping off the deck >> i jumped off and followed >> reporter: chasing after her friends, she didn't even see the gator until nicole glen helped her to safety.

>> there was no doubt in my mind that that greater wasn't going to try to eat somebody >> reporter: she got between the troupe and the gator, the top priority to keep everyone safe >> i always say that i love them i always say i would do anything for them now i definitely know i would do anything for e1them. >> reporter: everyone calmed down after a couplefá hours. >>some of us were freaking out a little bit because we just realized an alligator was about to attack them >> reporter: theo■ bravef■ scou have mixed feelings on swimming in the lake again. >> no. >> no. >> yes >> reporter: after the life or death experience, they've named karen, teaching them a life lessont■ early >> hi was close enough to get hurt, and i didn't even know it was there. i should focus on my surroundingsñ■ more. >> reporter: after the incident, the texas wildlife department says the swimming area got shut down for the rest of the day.t they have removed nuisance5■■

greaters alligators in the past and is evaluating if the same needs to bet■ done. >> thanks ñ affiliate. wow. save5■■■their life and sell your girl scout cookies coming up on the "today" show, a country icon is coming to the plaza see5a■ carrie underwoodñi■&■■■af "denim and rhine stone." thanks for

escaped killer captured. nearly twoe■ weeks since he cra■ walked his way out of prison danelo cavalcante is back behind bars the details of his arrest and relief from ç■?■pennsylvaniasens president